Top Controls Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Designs, deploys, and supports industrial control systems and automation solutions in aerospace manufacturing. Develops Ignition SCADA/HMI applications, PLC logic, dashboards, alarms, scripts, database integrations, and reusable automation standards. Performs commissioning, startup, validation, and troubleshooting across PLCs, networks, instrumentation, communications, and databases. The role also supports continuous improvement, Industry 4.0 initiatives, cross-functional projects, and employee development from an on-site Torrance location.

Designs, delivers, and leads the Guidance, Navigation, and Controls subsystem for small satellite programs. Responsibilities include GNC design and analysis, flight control software development and verification, sensor/actuator selection, interfacing with systems and program teams, managing cost/schedule/risk, supporting satellite integration, test, and on-orbit operations, and providing technical leadership and mentorship as the REA for program GNC delivery.

Leads the design and implementation of optical beam pointing and control algorithms for a Mars orbiter mission. Integrates optical sensors, gyroscopes, spacecraft attitude control, sensor fusion, state estimation, and fast steering mirrors. Owns requirements, modeling, simulation, verification, flight software interfaces, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and on-orbit performance support across the mission lifecycle.

Designs, builds, integrates, and maintains automated test systems and ground support equipment for spacecraft and flight hardware qualification. Responsibilities include electrical panel and cabinet design, hardware integration, PLC framework and EtherCAT tooling development, real-time controls architecture, commissioning, and cross-functional delivery. The role supports propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams while improving system reliability and maintainability.

Designs, builds, and maintains automated test systems and ground support equipment for spacecraft qualification and manufacturing. Responsibilities include integrating thermal, pressure, and instrumentation hardware; developing PLC and EtherCAT frameworks; designing electrical panels; wiring and commissioning systems; and making real-time control architecture decisions. The engineer partners with propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams while owning complex infrastructure end to end.

Coordinates the design, installation, commissioning, and startup of process control, electrical, network, equipment, and plant construction projects across manufacturing facilities. Develops project scopes, estimates, specifications, timelines, and implementation plans; selects contractors and drives process improvements. Focuses on PLC systems, process optimization, equipment reliability, safety, operator collaboration, and compliance with product specifications. Requires substantial travel to manufacturing plants, including extended installations and weekend work.

Design, commission, operate, troubleshoot, and improve industrial automation and control systems for Hertha Metals’ ironmaking process. Responsibilities include PLC and HMI programming, control strategy development, FAT/SAT, plant commissioning, loop tuning, alarm and historian management, root cause analysis, safety reviews, and on-site operational support. The engineer will collaborate with process, mechanical, electrical, operations, maintenance, vendors, and system integrators during plant scale-up and future facility expansions.

Support a remote contract project by configuring design libraries, smart features, systems, and templates in AutoCAD Electrical. The engineer will apply strong AutoCAD Electrical expertise to establish and organize electrical design resources during a two-month project.

Develop guidance, navigation, and control algorithms, models, and simulations for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, autonomous platforms, or similar vehicles. The role requires engineering experience with these vehicle systems, MATLAB and Simulink proficiency, an active TS/SCI clearance, U.S. citizenship, a related bachelor’s degree, and at least five years of experience.

Designs, programs, tests, installs, and supports PLC-based automation systems for conveyor, ASRS, robotic, and packaging equipment. Responsibilities include control cabinet design, PLC programming with Allen Bradley and Siemens platforms, BOM generation, material sourcing, system commissioning, I/O verification, troubleshooting, vendor coordination, and technical client liaison duties. The role also supports multiple project installations and requires customer-site travel.

Designs instrumentation and control systems for industrial capital projects across manufacturing, food and beverage, life sciences, and advanced technology sectors. Responsibilities include PLC and SCADA solutions, instrumentation selection, system architecture, I/O requirements, P&IDs, data sheets, network documentation, estimating, failure analysis, job walks, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, system integrators, and clients. Supports projects from preliminary design through installation and startup.

Own the full lifecycle of spacecraft guidance, navigation, and controls development, including system analysis, trajectory design, simulations, Monte Carlo studies, hardware-in-the-loop testing, vehicle integration, mission planning, flight testing, and on-orbit performance monitoring. Develop six-degree-of-freedom simulations, control algorithms, ground tooling, technical documentation, and aerospace hardware specifications while coordinating with operators, agencies, and government stakeholders.

Design, program, commission, and troubleshoot PLC/HMI-based control systems for mission-critical AI data center infrastructure. Responsibilities include control panel and schematic design, network and protocol configuration, VFD controls, P&ID-based logic development, BMS integration, FAT/SAT support, commissioning, field troubleshooting, and maintaining engineering documentation. The role collaborates with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers and requires onsite work in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston.

Leads guidance, navigation, and control engineering for highly maneuverable spacecraft across development and operations. Architects GNC flight, test, and analysis systems; develops control algorithms and simulation software; directs hardware and software design reviews; coordinates vehicle-level trade studies; interfaces with partners and customers; resolves technical issues; and mentors engineers. The role requires extensive spacecraft control design experience, MATLAB and C++ proficiency, spacecraft operations knowledge, and an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Designs and delivers EPMS, electrical telemetry, and industrial controls solutions for Microsoft AI datacenters. Responsibilities include defining instrumentation and communications requirements, configuring EPMS hardware and networks, developing system integrations, testing and commissioning technologies, troubleshooting complex electrical and controls issues, producing technical documentation, and coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering, vendor, commissioning, and deployment teams.

The Automation & Controls Engineer will collaborate with engineers to develop automation projects, implement production systems, and enhance manufacturing processes for high-volume satellite production.

Develop, configure, test, and commission PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, batch, alarm, historian, and industrial communication applications for nuclear reactor and fuel manufacturing facilities. Support FAT, SAT, loop checks, commissioning, troubleshooting, documentation, software configuration management, and safety logic testing under senior engineering direction. This early-career role emphasizes hands-on plant support, disciplined nuclear-quality records, code reviews, and progressive ownership of controls software.

Develop, configure, test, and commission PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, batch, safety, historian, and enterprise integration software for nuclear reactor and fuel manufacturing facilities. Own controls software scope from specifications through commissioning and long-term support, troubleshoot system faults, implement industrial cybersecurity, prepare FAT/SAT plans, maintain nuclear-quality documentation, and provide technical direction to contractors and junior engineers.

Provides technical leadership for automation and controls software across nuclear reactor and fuel manufacturing facilities. Owns PLC/DCS, SCADA, HMI, batch, alarm, safety logic, historian, enterprise integration, and OT cybersecurity architecture. Establishes standards, reviews engineering work, leads complex control solutions, oversees testing and commissioning, mentors engineers, and ensures compliance with nuclear quality and functional safety requirements.

Design and implement motor, drive, and motion-control algorithms for uranium-enrichment systems. Develop control-oriented models, estimation and monitoring algorithms, and integrate, test, debug, and calibrate controls across simulation, bench, and deployed hardware. Collaborate with power electronics, firmware, mechanical, and systems teams; support stability validation through SIL and HIL tools, technical documentation, commissioning, and system improvements.

Lead the development of production automation for satellite manufacturing, involving design, implementation, and mentorship of engineers while enhancing production reliability and efficiency.

Design and implement guidance and navigation software for clean-sheet airframes and UAS platforms. Responsibilities include developing guidance algorithms, supporting airframe design, integrating software with flight hardware, and working with embedded microcontrollers, Linux-based computing platforms, hardware interfaces, and vendor firmware. The role also involves Agile development, continuous integration, testing, and system integration. This is a full-time, on-site position in Hawthorne, California.

Design and implement guidance and navigation software for clean-sheet UAS airframes. Integrate software with flight hardware, support airframe design and system integration, develop real-time embedded systems and hardware interfaces, and integrate vendor drivers and firmware. The role requires expertise with autopilot frameworks, flight dynamics, microcontrollers, Linux-based platforms, Agile development, and testing. This is a full-time onsite position in Hawthorne, California.

Lead control systems engineering across programming, hardware and network design, cybersecurity, system architecture, and system integration. Solve complex technical challenges, mentor junior engineers, shape regional technology strategy, and communicate technical concepts to stakeholders.

Own and expand model-based embedded control software for a power conversion system. Develop and tune controls, state machines, diagnostics, fault responses, and degraded modes using MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow. Validate through simulation, software- and hardware-in-the-loop testing, bench testing, and system commissioning. Deploy generated code to real-time hardware, analyze operational data, troubleshoot control behavior, and collaborate across electrical, mechanical, systems, software, and test teams.